Garment



July 16, 1935.

F. E. WATERMAN, JR

GARMENT Filed Oct. 29, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l 17E Wafermamb y 6, 1935.F'. E. WATERMAN, JR 2,008,118

GARMENT Filed Oct. 29, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 25 mm m mmpm f F/Valerman,J7:

Patented July 16, 1935 PATENT OFFICE GARMENT Frank Evanson Waterman, In,Fail-haven, Masa, assignor to The Neatease Company, New Bedford, Masa, apartnership composed of Frank E. Waterman, Jr., and Milton BurghardtApplication October 29,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in garments.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a form fittinggarment which includes 5 in combination with certain body parts novelinsert members which may be formed of elastic 'or non-elastic material.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel inserts forgarments with a portion of the inserts constituting the crotch of thegarment. A still further object of the invention is to provide a garmentwhich will permit the necessary freedom of movement of the body inbending, stooping and the like.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a garment insert which includes a crotchportion and front and back extensions;

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the insert structure disclosed in Fig. 1;

Figs. 3 and 4 are plan views of modified forms of inserts which aredesigned to constitute the crotch portions of garments;

Fig. 5 is afront elevational view of a garment embodying this invention;and

Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the garment shown in Fig. 5. a

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is' shown thepreferred embodiments of this invention, the numeral II) in Figs. 1 and2 designates a crotch insert portion of a garment which, it will beseen, takes the form of a cross. This crotch portion has the fourbranches -I I, I2, I3 and II. The branches II and I2 are arranged inopposition to each other and'have slightly outwardly converging sideedges. The right angularly arranged and oppositely positioned branchesI3 and Il difier in shape from the branches I I and I 2 and are providedwith outwardly diverging edges. This crotch insert may be made of anysuitable material, either nonela'stic, one-way elastic, or two-wayelastic. In the preferred form of the invention, the crotch insert isintended to be formed of two-way elastic material, that is, materialwhich will permit all portions of the insert to stretch in two differentdirections. v

When the insert is built into a garment structure, the branches II andI2 are intended to 1932, Serial No. 640.320

constitute the front and back portions'of the same. In Figs. 1 and2,'the branch I I is illustrated as having suitably stitched totheextremity of the same an. extension I5. The branch I2 is illustratedas having suitably stitched to the extremity of the same an extensionI6. These extensions may be formed of any suitable matcrial, but in thepreferred embodiment of the invention they are to be constructed ofone-way elastic material; that is, they will stretch longi-' tudinally.

In Figs. 3 and 4, two modified forms of crotch inserts ,are illustrated.In Fig. 3 the various branches II, I2 I3 and I4 have parallel sideedges. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the branches I I and I2 areprovided with outwardly diverging edges. The branches I 3 and N areprovided with outwardly converging side edges.

These various forms of crotch inserts are iii-- tended to indicate thatthe essential formationof this particular insert is that of a cross andany design of cross-may be employed.

In Figs. 5 and 6 one of the form fitting garments is illustrated. Thisgarment has builttherein the combination insert structure illustrated indetail in Figs. 1 and 2. The garment includes the pair of body sectionsI5 and Ii.- These body sections are intended to form the major portionof the garment. They are of the same general shape and a detaildescription of one of the same is believed to be all that is necessary.The section I5 includes the waist portion I1 and the leg portion I8. Theopposite inner edges I9 and 20 are straight and are intended to approachthe front and back central portions of the garment. The leg portion I8is cut away-at its outer side 2I while the extremity of the same isformed with a hem 22. The hem is interrupted at the cut away portion 2|and is provided with a relatively narrow elastic insert 23. The legportions further are provided with corner parts 24 which approach thecrotch of the garment when the two body parts are assembled.

The complete insert disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2 is combined with the twobody parts I5 and I6 to form the garment. The crotch forming portions 24of the body parts (5' and w are suitably stitched to the side edges ofthe branches I3 and I 4 and these branches ofthe crotch insert form theleg completing portions of the garment. The branch II of the crotchinsert is suitably stitched to the portions of the edges I9 of the bodyparts I5 and I8 which are a part of the leg'portions I8. The frontextension I5 is suitably stitched to the remaining portions of the edgesit of the body sections. The back branch I2 is stitched at its sideedges to the rear crotch iorming portions 24 of the body sections. Theextension it is stitched to the parallel edges 20 of the rear portionsof the body sections. To complete the garment, a waist band is attachedto the-upper edges of the body sections and the extremities of theinsert extensions i5 and It. This waist band includes an elastic portion25 comprising a false hem enclosing an elastic band, or the like, whichextends around the sides and back of the garment and a non-elastic frontportion or yoke 25.

It will be seen that the crotch insert I6 is extremely form fitting innature and has its side branches i3 and M built into the leg portions ofthe garment. If these branches are formed of elastic material, they willcause the leg portions of the garment to snugly fit the insides of thelegs of the user. The elastic inserts 23 po sitioned in the cut-awayportions 2! at the outer sides of the garment function to give variationin leg size and hold the side branches of the crotch insert in properposition against the legs of the user. The front and rear branches i andI! of the crotch insert, if the latter is formed of elastic material,when combined with the front and rear extensions l5 and [6, will enablethe garment to neatly and snugly fit the user and permit necessary playand freedom of movement of the body.

It is to be understood that the crotch inserts disclosed in Figs. 1, 3and 4 may be sold as separate articlesof manufacture to be built intoany form of garment which includes leg portions. These crotch insertsmay be made of any suitable material and may or may not be combined withthe extensions l5 and i6, depending upon the desires of themanufacturer. The garment shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is merely intended toillustrate the manner in which the inserts are combined with the bodyportions and is not intended to limit the use of the inserts to anyparticular form of garment.

It is to be understood that the forms of this invention herewith shownand described are to be taken as preferred examples of the same, and anychanges in shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of thesubjoined claims.

'tions being partially cut away through the end thereof, a completelytwo-way elastic insert made in the form of a cross and connected to thebody sections to form the crotch of the garment, two of the branches ofsaid insert being positioned to constitute complete inside sections ofthe legs, elastic means positioned in each cut away portion to snuglyhold said branches against the legs of the wearer, the remainingbranches of the insert being positioned to extend up the front and backof the garment, and completely one-way elastic inserts connected to theends of the last mentioned'branches and to the body sections to form thefront and rear mid sections of the garment.

2. A garment as set forth in claim 1 characterized by a waist bandconnected to the upper ends of the last mentioned inserts and the upperedges of the body sections and including an elastic false hem at theback and sides and a non-elastic yoke at the front.

3. In a form fitting garment of the type described, a pair ofcomplemental body sections including waist portions and leg portions,said leg portions being cut away at their outer sides and through theends thereof, elastic inserts connecting the edges of said cut awayportions at the ends of the legs, and an elastic insert connected to andinterposed between the adjacent edges of said body sections to form thecrotch portion, complete sections of the leg portions, and the front andrear central portions of the waist of the garment, said elastic insertincluding a central portion of two-way elastic material and the remain-V ing portions of one-Way elastic material.

FRANK EVANSON WATERMAN, JR.

